By Cindy Hadish/For Radish Magazine MOUNT VERNON, IOWA – It’s essential to life as we know it, but most people take the Earth’s soil for granted. Unless you’re a farmer like Laura Krouse. Krouse, owner of Abbe Hills Farm, has spent a lifetime learning about soil and the past 26 years improving it on her […]
February forum to address growing food a...
IOWA CITY – Registration is open for an upcoming forum that will address growing local foods at the Johnson County Poor Farm. The Johnson County Food Policy Council is hosting the forum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, in Montgomery Hall at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, 4261 Oak Crest Hill Road, SE, […]
Supporters promote Ecopolis Center in Io...
IOWA CITY – It was a ribbon-cutting ceremony unlike any other. There were crowds, music, refreshments, ribbon and scissors, but the Ecopolis Center that was in the spotlight Jan. 24 in Iowa City sported something that most facilities celebrated with a grand opening do not: a demolition notice on its front door. “It’s a community […]
Other Bachelors of Arlington to hit the ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Tickets go on sale Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, for an event that fans of “The Bachelor” won’t want to miss. Hy-Vee is holding a fundraising event on Thursday, Feb. 12 at the Cedar Rapids Marriott featuring this season’s “Bachelor,” Chris Soules, of Arlington, Iowa, as well as The Other Bachelors of Arlington, […]
NewBo City Market updates expansion plan...
NewBo City Market is continuing its plan to expand the number of permanent vendors inside the market at 1100 Third St. SE, but leaders have decided to continue the search for merchants. At the same time, the market announced that lunches will no longer be served from Monday through Wednesday by select merchants, which will […]
Homegrown Iowans going to Hollywood on A...
Cedar Rapids can be proud of teen-ager Aaron Bissell, who will be going to Hollywood on this season of American Idol. Aaron, 17, a senior at Cedar Rapids Washington High School, was shown earning his golden ticket on the show last night (Jan. 21, 2015) from auditions in Minnesota.
Cedar Rapids protest draws attention to ...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS – Protesters braved frigid temperatures Tuesday to draw attention to a hot topic. Holding signs that read, “Veto KXL,” and “Say No!!” the gathering of about 10 people said they want to raise awareness not only about the Keystone XL pipeline, which has drawn national attention, but about the […]
Pipeline action events set for Cedar Rap...
Both the Keystone XL and Bakken pipelines are in the spotlight this week. Here is info passed along to me today about upcoming events taking place in Cedar Rapids and Coralville regarding the two separate pipelines:
What’s in that hot cocoa and making sens
I don’t think ConAgra Foods intended any irony in its message on boxes of Swiss Miss hot cocoa mix. With photos of a dairy cow, a bottle of milk and a smiling farmer, the package states: “Al Shepley is on mission to make sure people know what’s in Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa… ‘When they open […]
Indian Creek Nature Center and Alliant E...
CEDAR RAPIDS – When the Indian Creek Nature Center’s new building opens in 2016, it will possess something very few facilities in the United States can boast: a completely self-sufficient energy source. The Nature Center and Alliant Energy announced a long-term partnership today to support renewable energy education and usage as part of the center’s […]